{"id":"F2006L01731","name":"Census and Statistics Act 1905 - Proclamation","slug":"census-and-statistics-act-1905-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":59503,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01731-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Census and Statistics Act 1905 - Proclamation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nCensus and Statistics Act 1905\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 8 (2) of the Census and Statistics Act 1905, appoint 8 August 2006 as the Census day for 2006.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 1 June 2006\n\nP.M. JEFFERY  Governor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nCHRIS PEARCE\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1906},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the scope of the Census and Statistics Act 1905. It merely exercises an existing administrative power under section 8(2) of that Act to operationalize the constitutional requirement for a periodic Census by fixing the specific date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision appointing one specific calendar date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering section","Document contains fewer than 100 words total"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally sets **8 August 2006** as the official date for Australia's national Census. Made under the *Census and Statistics Act 1905*, it uses a power that allows the Governor-General to fix the specific day for the Census (which must be held roughly every five years under the Constitution). By naming the date, the document triggers the legal requirement for every household in Australia to complete Census forms and authorizes the Australian Bureau of Statistics to begin the national count."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-act-1905-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-act-1905-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-act-1905-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-act-1905-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-act-1905-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-act-1905-proclamation/documents"}}